50th Anniversary of Stamford's designation as the first Conservation Area
Throughout 2017, the Society worked with other organisations to coordinate an exciting programme of events to celebrate Stamford’s designation as the first Conservation Area in 1967. A press release was issued on 28 July 2017.
Our own programme included:
Our own programme included:
- Opening St Leonard’s Priory for Heritage Open Days weekend, Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 September, 12-4pm and mounting a small display about the Priory.
- An exhibition in the Gallery at the Arts Centre from Wednesday 20 to Thursday 28 September. The exhibition explored why conservation was such a pressing concern in the 1960s, why Stamford was the first place to be designated and why this is still so important.
- The Society also worked with Heritage Lincolnshire and Historic England to support a Stamford Schools Heritage Film Festival. Young people produced films to help share what matters to them about their historic town. Teachers and pupils received free training from a professional film maker to help them script, create, and edit their own 5-minute short film. The Arts Centre hosted a special screening of all the films in the Theatre on Wednesday, 4 October for everyone who took part.
